Salt and pepper shaker



Febf 26, 1946. o. H. CROWELL j 2,395,613

SALT AND PEiPPER SHAKER l Filed Sept. 50, 1945 Pefented Feb. ze, 1946UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER Oscar H. Crowell,Russellville, Ala.

Application September 30,1943, Serial No. 594,453

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in salt andpepper shakers and has for its primary object to provide a containerhaving separate compartments therein and a novel dispensing cap or topadapted to selectively discharge the contents of the respectivecompartments.

A further object is to provide means for easily and quickly removing thecap to permit filling of the compartments.

Another object is to provide a device of this character of simple andpractical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance,relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise Well adapted for thepurposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which;

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on a line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 5 designates acontainer of plastic or other suitable material having an open top andprovided with a partition Ii separating the container into a pair ofcompartments 1 and 8 adapted to contain diierent condiments, such assalt and pepper.

The upper edge of the partition is formed with a rib 9 Which projectsabove the top of the container and is dovetail-shaped in cross section.

A cap I is constructed of parallel upstanding walls II having one edgeresting on the Walls of the container and also provided with a pair ofinclined walls I2 and I3 converging at their lower edges at the centerof the cap to form a web I4r having a channel I5 in its bottom edgeadapted to conformably receive the rib 9. The cap is placed in positionon the container and removed therefrom by sliding the cap across the topof the container with the rib fitted in the channel.

The inclined walls I2 and I3 merge at their upper edges with an adjacentside wall Il of the cap and cooperate therewith to form chambers I 6 andI 'l in the cap in communication respectively with the compartments 'Iand 8. The upper -|3 may be closed by plates 2G and ZI hingedlyconnected on a pin 22 carried by the web I4 and a wire spring 23 ispositioned between the plates 20 and 2! to urge the latter against thewalls I2 and I3 to close the perforations therein.

A plunger 24 is attached to the plate 20 and projects laterally throughthe walls I2 and the adjacent wall II of the cap and is formed with ahead or button 25 to manipulate the plunger, while a similar plunger 28is attached to the plate 2! and projects through an opposite wall of thecap.

Guides 2l are provided for loosely receiving the plungers in thechambers of the cap to prevent the contents from clinging thereto.

It is believed that the details of construction and manner of use of thedevice will be readily understood from the foregoing without furtherdetailed explanation.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A salt and pepper shaker comprising a container of polygonal shape incross section and having a partition therein separating the same into apair of chambers, said partition projecting outwardly at one end of thecontainer to form a rib of dove-tail shape in cross-section, adispensing cover having a partition therein separating the same into apair of chambers to register with the chambers of the container, saidlast named partition having a channel in its lower edge adapted toccnformably receive the rib, one end of the channel opening outwardly atone side of the cover to slidably receive the rib to secure the cover inposition on the container, the opposed sides of the chambers in thecover being perforated, a pvoted closure for the perforated side of eachof saidlast-named chambers, spring means positioned between saidclosures for urging the latter toward a closed position, and plungersslidably mounted in the cover and connected to the respective closuresfor opening the latter, said plungers extending in a direction at rightangles to the rib to prevent sliding of the cover on the container bypressure exerted on the plungers.

OSCAR H. CROWELL.

